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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse and Biomutant top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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Year 2005Dev Beenox

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse and Biomutant follow close behind.

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The best games like X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
MultiplayerOfflineSoloMeleeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 9.9KIGDB74· 13OC73· 91
Year 2017Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom, while skipping historical setting

Released 12 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83Setting75
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 2.5KIGDB63· 4OC57· 23
Year 2005Dev Wideload Games · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode81Visuals57Setting33
Biomutant
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 20KIGDB73· 19OC67· 217
Year 2021Dev Experiment 101 · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, fighting mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: setting.

Released 16 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode59Setting49
Cat Quest
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 11KIGDB83· 8OC76· 42
Year 2017Dev The GentlebrosOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: setting.

Released 12 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Combat100Visuals79Game mode60Setting45
Daemon X Machina
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.8KIGDB71· 10OC70· 106
Year 2019Dev Marvelous First Studio · XSEED GamesOn PC · Switch

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: setting and game mode.

Released 14 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode49Setting35
Astral Chain
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
IGDB89· 11OC87· 112
Year 2019Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and co op, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: setting.

Released 14 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode51Setting48
Maneater
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeThird PersonDarkNarrative
Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168
Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

Where it drifts furthest from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse: game mode.

Released 15 years after X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode31

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